Haringey residents have hit a major milestone by sponsoring the planting of more than 100 trees in their neighbourhoods during the year.
The council planted a record 1,500 trees in 2022/23, of which 125 were community funded through our partnership with the charity Trees for Streets – a quarter of the 457 street trees planted.
Haringey was one of the first local authorities to join forces with the national scheme, which makes it easier for residents to sponsor a tree in their street or local park.
One group in Tottenham crowdfunded to plant 18 trees in Rosebery Avenue and Shelbourne Road following a successful campaign.
Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Climate Action, Environment and Transport Cllr Mike Hakata, said:
Trees possess amazing qualities and are so important to our health and wellbeing.
Residents who sponsored trees should be rightly proud of their efforts to green our streets and make their neighbourhood better for everyone who lives there.
We’re grateful for everyone who has got involved so far and hope many more will sponsor a tree in the forthcoming planting season.
Planting trees in the borough’s streets and green spaces helps capture carbon, absorbs air pollution, reduces flood risk, creates shaded areas and nurtures wildlife.
The council has set out targets to increase canopy cover to 30 per cent in all wards and plant at least 10,000 trees by 2030 to kick start this process.
For more information and to sponsor a tree, go to: www.treesforstreets.org/haringey
You can view an online map showing trees planted in Haringey over the last year on the council’s groundbreaking tree web pages. Clicking on the tree symbol in the map reveals if it was one of 125 funded by the community.
